United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-02-10 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-435T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T P0b002ee18039fdc9 f:d04435t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T GAO-04-435T Foreign languages Foreign policies Interagency relations International relations Performance measures Public diplomacy Radio broadcasting Strategic planning Television broadcasting Counterterrorism Muslim countries Afghanistan Radio Network Near East Radio Farda Radio Sawa South Asia Middle East Testimony A09243 The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were a dramatic reminder of the importance of our need to cultivate a better public opinion of the United States abroad. Yet recent opinion research indicates that foreign publics, especially in countries with large Muslim populations, view the United States unfavorably. GAO issued two studies in 2003 that examined changes in U.S. public diplomacy resources and programs since September 11 within the State Department (State) and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); the U.S. government's strategies for its public diplomacy programs and how it measures their effectiveness; and the challenges that remain in executing U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Although the studies did not focus exclusively on the Middle East, they identified systemic problems that would apply to public diplomacy activities there. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T.pdf GAO-04-435T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-435T Testimony GAO-04-435T; U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors Expand Efforts in the Middle East but Face Significant Challenges; Foreign languages Foreign policies Interagency relations International relations Performance measures Public diplomacy Radio broadcasting Strategic planning Television broadcasting Counterterrorism Muslim countries Afghanistan Radio Network Near East Radio Farda Radio Sawa South Asia Middle East